Build Optimizer

Best Damage Build in Minecraft Dungeons

A glass cannon. Damage comes first, crowds and bosses next, and survival mostly comes from killing things before they hit you.

Apocalypse+25 · all gear at power 263 with tier III enchantments · score 100/100 · updated 19 October 2026

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The build

The Starless Night
Melee

The Starless Night

Unique
  • Colossal Greatsword Cleave
  • Shared Pain on Hit
  • Void Strike III PowerfulAttacks apply Void effect dealing up to +600% ramping damage (scales massively on slow weapons)
  • Pain Cycle IIIEvery 5 attacks consumes health to deal 5x damage (insane burst with lifesteal)
  • Unchanting IIIDeals +100% (double) damage to enchanted mobs and bosses (essential for Apocalypse+)
  • Critical Hit III Gilded Powerful20% chance to inflict critical hits dealing 3x damage (+40% expected DPS)
Wither Armor
Armor

Wither Armor

Unique
  • 35% Damage Reduction
  • +6% Life Steal Aura
  • +50% Soul Gathering
  • Reckless III PowerfulIncreases melee damage by +90%, but reduces maximum health by 40%
  • Swiftfooted IIIRolling grants +50% movement speed for 3 seconds (massive travel boost)
  • Cooldown IIIReduces artifact cooldown by 38% (cornerstone of artifact loop builds)
  • Potion Barrier III GildedDrinking a potion reduces all incoming damage by 90% for 9 seconds (near invincible with Refreshment)
Nocturnal Bow
Ranged

Nocturnal Bow

Unique
  • +1 Soul Gathering
  • Steals Speed on Hit (Tempo Theft I)
  • Cooldown Shot IIIRolling reduces artifact cooldowns by 1.5 seconds on next bow shot (infinite artifact loops)
  • Burst Bowstring IIIRolling shoots charged arrows at up to 3 nearby enemies (procs on-hit enchants without aiming)
  • Anima Conduit IIIAbsorbing a soul heals 8% of max health per soul
  • Gravity III Gilded PowerfulArrows pull nearby enemies toward the impact point (massive vortex clustering)
Death Cap Mushroom
Artifact

Death Cap Mushroom

Iron Hide Amulet
Artifact

Iron Hide Amulet

Gong of Weakening
Artifact

Gong of Weakening

How it scores

Each meter is out of 100. The priorities are what the optimizer was asked to favour for this playstyle. The overall score is the priority-weighted result, out of the best build the optimizer can find for these priorities, so 100 is the best there is.

Damagepriority 10093
Damage reductionpriority 3028
Healingpriority 3071
Mob clearingpriority 7076
Boss damagepriority 7088
Speedpriority 4066

Best damage build at every difficulty

Lower difficulties have fewer enchanted mobs and weaker hits, so the best gear changes as you go down.

DifficultyGearScore
Apocalypse +25
The Starless NightWither ArmorNocturnal BowDeath Cap MushroomIron Hide AmuletGong of Weakening
The Starless Night · Wither Armor · Nocturnal Bow
100 Open
Apocalypse +20
The Starless NightRenegade ArmorNocturnal BowDeath Cap MushroomIron Hide AmuletGong of Weakening
The Starless Night · Renegade Armor · Nocturnal Bow
100 Open
Apocalypse +15
The Starless NightWither ArmorNocturnal BowDeath Cap MushroomGong of WeakeningIron Hide Amulet
The Starless Night · Wither Armor · Nocturnal Bow
100 Open
Apocalypse +10
The Starless NightWither ArmorNocturnal BowIron Hide AmuletGong of WeakeningDeath Cap Mushroom
The Starless Night · Wither Armor · Nocturnal Bow
100 Open
Apocalypse +5
The Starless NightWither ArmorNocturnal BowDeath Cap MushroomGong of WeakeningIron Hide Amulet
The Starless Night · Wither Armor · Nocturnal Bow
100 Open
Apocalypse +0
The Starless NightRenegade ArmorNocturnal BowDeath Cap MushroomGong of WeakeningIron Hide Amulet
The Starless Night · Renegade Armor · Nocturnal Bow
100 Open
Adventure
The Starless NightRenegade ArmorNocturnal BowDeath Cap MushroomGong of WeakeningIron Hide Amulet
The Starless Night · Renegade Armor · Nocturnal Bow
100 Open
Default
Moon DaggersRenegade ArmorLove Spell BowDeath Cap MushroomIron Hide AmuletGong of Weakening
Moon Daggers · Renegade Armor · Love Spell Bow
100 Open

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